Servers from Cisco,Dell, HP, IBM and others are now incorporating NVIDIA GRID into their desktop virtualization solutions. Combined with enterprise virtualization software from Citrix, Microsoft or VMware, these solutions can deliver GPU-accelerated applications and desktops to engineers, designers, architects, product design teams and special-effects artists throughout India.
Bringing a Rich User Experience to Virtualized Desktops
NVIDIA GRID technology enables employees to use their own notebooks and portable devices to access all their office productivity and design applications virtually – just as they would at their desks, as long as they are connected via the internet.
Prior to NVIDIA GRID, desktop virtualization technologies were limited by performance and compatibility constraints that severely compromised applications for building information management, product-lifecycle management and video-photo editing. Even the user experience of Microsoft Windows was limited.
India at Forefront of Virtual Desktops
The emergence of NVIDIA GRID technology has signaled the beginning of a new era in visual cloud computing. This is particularly relevant in markets like India that have been fast to adopt desktop virtualization and where companies rely on geographically dispersed teams that can take advantage of the work efficiency, data consolidation and IT security that a virtual desktop can provide. The missing element, until the introduction of NVIDIA GRID, had been the ability to deliver to users an experience that includes interactive graphics, which is critical for designers, engineers and artists to do their best work.
“Autodesk is constantly looking for new ways to help companies of all sizes, creative visionaries and consumers to imagine, create and design a better world. Our users are some of the most talented artists and engineers you’d find,” said Pradeep Nair, Managing Director, Autodesk India & SAARC. “With NVIDIA GRID™, our customers can get the rich visual Autodesk experience, essentially anywhere, on any client computer they choose to use.”
Recent announcements such as the IBM Flex, HP WS460c Gen8 and Fujitsu Celsius R930 bring the total number of NVIDIA GRID- enabled server platforms to 25.
About NVIDIA GRID
The NVIDIA GRID portfolio – comprised of hardware, software and appliances – delivers GPU acceleration from data centers to any user. It includes the NVIDIA GRID platform for enterprises; the NVIDIA GRID Visual Computing Appliance (VCA) for small and medium-size businesses; and the NVIDIA GRID Cloud Gaming Platform for gaming-as-a-service companies. Follow us at @NVIDIAGRID.
About NVIDIA
Since 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has pioneered the art and science of visual computing. The company’s technologies are transforming a world of displays into a world of interactive discovery — for everyone from gamers to scientists, and consumers to enterprise customers. More information at http://nvidianews.nvidia.com and http://blogs.nvidia.com.
